Ways to Give

Endowment: Join our Founder’s Guild

To commemorate the opening of Makers Mill, an endowment fund has been established at the NH Charitable Foundation under the name of “Makers Mill Sustainability Fund”.  Every year we will receive a check for 4-5% of the total amount in this fund.  Our goal is to build this to a 5 million dollar fund, so that the drawdown will cover our basic annual operating expenses of $250,000.  This would allow our other fundraising efforts to go directly toward scholarships and program development.  A generous donor has seeded this endowment with $110,000.  By contributing to this fund and helping us reach our 5 million dollar goal, you become a member of our Founder’s Guild and will be memorialized on a plaque at Makers Mill. Contribute to this fund by going to NH Charitable Foundation’s fund page here.

Tribute & Memorial Gifts

If you want to honor a friend or a loved one, consider making a gift to Makers Mill in their honor. If you provide their contact information to us, we’ll gladly inform them that a gift has been made. “In Honor Of” and “In Memory Of” gifts can also be made online via our online giving form. If planning a funeral and considering us as a beneficiary for giving, here is suggested wording for use in an obituary:

“In lieu of flowers, please make a gift in (name here)’s honor to Makers Mill either online at www.makersmill.org/donate, or by mailing a check to: Makers Mill, PO Box 2267, Wolfeboro, NH 03894”

Planned Giving & Bequests

Create a lasting legacy with our tax-efficient strategies while helping Makers Mill achieve its goals for current and future generations. If you are considering adding us to your will or trust, here is some draft language that may be helpful to you and your attorney:

“I give, devise, and bequeath (describe dollar amount, property to be given or percentage of your residuary estate), to GALA Community Center, DBA Makers Mill, a nonprofit, 501 (c) (3) organization, located at 23 Bay St. Wolfeboro, NH 03894, to be used by said organization to meet the immediate or future needs of the organization, as determined by the Board of Directors of Makers Mill.  The organization’s tax identification EIN number is 65-1286865.”

Real Estate & Life Estate Gifts

You may donate property or a residence, or a percentage of the residence, to Makers Mill. while retaining the right for you and/or a spouse to live in the house for life or until sold. You receive an immediate charitable income tax deduction for your ultimate gift to us and effectively remove the property, or a portion of the property, from your estate. Furthermore, a gift in the form of a retained life estate does not prevent you from relocating at a later point.

Life Insurance

Donors can name Makers Mill as the beneficiary of their policy.

Retirement Plans

Donors can name Makers Mill as the beneficiary in whole or in part, or as a contingency beneficiary of a qualified retirement plan (IRA’s, 401k’s, 403b’s, and more).

Amazon Smile – Give While Shopping

If you are an Amazon user, did you know you can set the service to give Makers Mill a percentage of your purchases? Click here and set “G.A.L.A. Community Center” (our legal name) as your charity, then remember to use smile.amazon.com for your orders.

Facebook Fundraisers

Do you have a birthday or other special event coming up? Feel free to select GALA Makers Mill as the beneficiary of a Facebook fundraiser!  See “Fundraisers” in your Facebook menu and you can set up the online event there.

Employer Matching

Double or triple your impact through a matching gift program, where an employer or company will match donations to charitable organizations. These matches are often dollar for dollar, which increases your charitable donation power and is a great way to maximize your personal contributions to Makers Mill. See if your employer matches donations here.

Business Tax Credits

Occasionally we have business tax credits to sell through a program of the NH Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA). The program allows businesses to direct their taxes to rigorously vetted nonprofit organizations for innovative projects that show a high degree of community support, build partnerships and leverage other funds.  This is a win/win way for businesses to stretch the impact of the contributions by re-directing money that would otherwise go directly to the state’s general fund, to Makers Mill.  If you are interested in this program, email us at info@makersmill.org and we will be sure to reach out when tax credits become available.